MTV Awards 2023:A mishmash of celebrities was honored with golden popcorn statuettes on Sunday, following a wacky week that was full of production adjustments for the MTV Movie & TV Awards due to the ongoing strike by Hollywood screenwriters.
MTV Awards 2023
The critically acclaimed picture “Top Gun: Maverick” has been added to the list of television programs “Stranger Things,” “The Last of Us,” “The White Lotus,” and “Wednesday” that have received the most nominations for their scripted content. The reality television programs “Jersey Shore Family Vacation,” “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” and “Vanderpump Rules” led the pack in terms of the number of nominations they received in the unscripted categories. The Comic Genius Award was given to Jennifer Coolidge, and the award for the best musical moment was given to Purple Hearts for their performance of “Come Back Home.”
Drew Barrymore is a supporter of the ongoing writers’ strike, and on Thursday she revealed that she will not be hosting the annual ceremony as a result of her participation in the strike. Barrymore was the one who was meant to host the event in the first place. Even though some of Barrymore’s segments had already been recorded before the strike began, the event went ahead without a formal presenter. In a statement, Barrymore expressed her intention to resume her role as presenter of the show in 2024.
Executive producer Bruce Gillmer told CNN that the MTV Movie & TV Awards were “pivoting away from a live event” and airing a taped version of the ceremony on Sunday Because WGA strikers planned to picket the event’s filming location at the Santa Monica Barker Hangar.
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As a part of this pivot during the telecast, flashback clips from prior MTV Movie & TV Awards events were shown. This footage, together with pre-taped remarks by winners, comprised the overwhelming portion of the show.
Below is a complete list of those who were considered for the award, with the winners highlighted in bold and underline.
Best Movie – MTV Awards 2023
Avatar: The Way of Water
Elvis
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Nope
Smile
Scream VI
Top Gun: Maverick
Best Show – MTV Awards 2023
Wednesday
Stranger Things
The White Lotus
The Last of Us
Yellowstone
Wolf Pack
Yellowjackets
Best Performance in a Movie – MTV Awards 2023
Florence Pugh (Don’t Worry Darling)
Austin Butler (Elvis)
Michael B. Jordan (Creed III)
KeKe Palmer (Nope)
Tom Cruise (Top Gun: Maverick)
Best Performance in a Show – MTV Awards 2023
Christina Ricci (Yellowjackets)
Aubrey Plaza (The White Lotus)
Jenna Ortega (Wednesday)
Sadie Sink (Stranger Things)
Riley Keough (Daisy Jones & The Six)
Selena Gomez (Only Murders in the Building)
Best Hero -MTV Awards 2023
Jenna Ortega (Wednesday)
Pedro Pascal (The Last Of Us)
Diego Luna (Andor)
Paul Rudd (Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania)
Tom Cruise (Top Gun: Maverick)
Best Villain – MTV Awards 2023
Harry Styles (Don’t Worry Darling)
Elizabeth Olsen (Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness)
Jamie Campbell Bower (Stranger Things)
The Bear (Cocaine Bear)
M3GAN (M3GAN)
Best Kiss (presented by Cheetos®) – MTV Awards 2023
Harry Styles & David Dawson (My Policeman)
Anna Torv & Philip Prajoux (The Last Of Us)
Madison Bailey & Rudy Pankow (Outer Banks)
Selena Gomez & Cara Delevingne (Only Murders in the Building)
Riley Keough & Sam Claflin (Daisy Jones & The Six)
Best Comedic Performance – MTV Awards 2023
Dylan O’Brien (Not Okay)
Adam Sandler (Murder Mystery 2)
Jennifer Coolidge (Shotgun Wedding)
Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary)
KeKe Palmer (Nope)
Breakthrough Performance – MTV Awards 2023
Bella Ramsey (The Last Of Us)
Bad Bunny (Bullet Train)
Emma D’Arcy (House of the Dragon)
Rachel Sennott (Bodies Bodies Bodies)
Joseph Quinn (Stranger Things)
Best Fight
Courteney Cox (Gale Weathers) vs. Ghostface (Scream VI)
Brad Pitt (Ladybug) vs. Bad Bunny (The Wolf) (Bullet Train)
Jamie Campbell Bower (Vecna) vs. Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven) (Stranger Things)
Escape from Narkina 5 (Andor)
Keanu Reeves (John Wick) vs. Everyone (John Wick 4)
Most Frightened Performance
Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Cocaine Bear)
Jennifer Coolidge (The White Lotus)
Justin Long (Barbarian)
Sosie Bacon (Smile)
Rachel Sennott (Bodies Bodies Bodies)
Best Duo
Jenna Ortega & Thing (Wednesday)
Camila Mendes & Maya Hawke (Do Revenge)
Pedro Pascal & Bella Ramsey (The Last Of Us)
Tom Cruise & Miles Teller (Top Gun: Maverick)
Simona Tabasco & Beatrice Grannò (The White Lotus)
Best Kick-Ass Cast
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania
Outer Banks
Teen Wolf: The Movie
Stranger Things
Best Song
Doja Cat – Vegas (Elvis)
Demi Lovato – Still Alive (Scream VI)
Lady Gaga – Hold My Hand (Top Gun: Maverick)
Rihanna – Lift Me Up (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever)
OneRepublic – I Ain’t Worried (Top Gun: Maverick)
Taylor Swift – Carolina (Where The Crawdads Sing)
Best Docu-Reality Series
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
Jersey Shore Family Vacation
Family Reunion: Love & Hip Hop Edition
Vanderpump Rules
The Kardashians
Best Competition Series
Big Brother
All-Star Shore
RuPaul’s Drag Race: All-Stars
The Traitors
The Challenge: USA
Best Host
Joel Madden (Ink Master)
Drew Barrymore (The Drew Barrymore Show)
Nick Cannon (The Masked Singer)
Kelly Clarkson (The Kelly Clarkson Show)
RuPaul (RuPaul’s Drag Race)
Best Reality On-Screen Team (Presented by Sonic®)
Tori Deal and Devin Walker (The Challenge: Ride or Dies)
Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, Vinny Guadagnino, Pauly D (MVP) (Jersey Shore Family Vacation)
RuPaul Charles and Michelle Visage (RuPaul’s Drag Race)
Garcelle Beauvais and Sutton Stracke (The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills)
Ariana Madix, Katie Maloney, Scheana Shay, LaLa Kent (Vanderpump Rules)
Best Music Documentary
Love, Lizzo
Halftime
Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me
The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean’s American Pie
Sheryl
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